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War Wicked, Futile, Says Hall Social Science Solution to Problem of Peace, Oregon President Declares in Treatise This is the second of a series of six arti ries written for this paper by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall on the problem of interna tional peace. Dr. Hall is an authority in this field, and was one of the founders of the Social Science Research Council of America. By DR. ARNOLD BENNETT HALL j May we now consider social con jtrol as applied to the problems of i international politics. While con jgcious of the danger of using analogies >from domestic life in the discussion of inter national af fairs, I believe the .fore-going discus sion of social con trol as applied to domestic groups .will help to a better understanding of ■ the problems of so icial control as ap- Dr. Kail j-plied to the family of nations. Bocal j control, as applied to intcnmtirmnl ;peace, would seem to be the control, fwithin definite limits, of au inilivi jdual nation by a group of nations. It' '■would mean the acceptance of . ftain definite limits upon established doctrine of national sovereignty, but this is not as new as it would seem. Every civilized nation has entered Into many treaties, and [these treaties, under international daw, are regarded as binding obli ’gations. They therefore c .r .itute certain specific limits upon the sovereign freedom of the signatory powers. Social control is merely an extension of that practice, ably by the treaty-making prorr-c, ito a larger group of independent [states. It merely involves the ex tension of practices and theories ;that have been long existing and ■ that experience has found to lie of jimmense value to the participating [powers. j Social control, as apnlied to In ternational peace would seem to limply from thins. | First, a will for peace among tho [dominant nations of the world. For ipractical purposes, this need not [be universal. If the seven or eight Imost powerful nations of the world [would agree that war was bad, that [they would unite their forces in a common attack—commercial, eco [nomic, and military—against any nation that resorted to an aggres sive war as an instrument of na tional-policy, and if they could agree upon an instrumentality by [which the question of fact could ■be determined, it seems unbeliev able that any nation would attack [such an invincible combination of [military power. There is some 'ground to believe that a real will ■for peace exists among the lead ing nations of the world. There are tueveral_peasons that have contribut I___—_ ed to this somewhat modern point of view. As never before the peoples of the world seem convinced of the futility of war. Norman Angell’* significant contribution in his book entitled “The Great Illusion,’’ quite largely vindicated by the economic consequences of the world war, has shown that modern wars for th* advancement of trade cannot suc ceed. International trade is a mul ti-lateral affair. One nation can not be rich from International trade While other nations are too poor and weak to participate in inter national exchange. Norman Angell has argued convincingly that in the great war, England, Russia and France, on one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, were killing their best customers, de stroying the resources of tile best markets, and impoverishing the very peoplo whose prosperity con tributed most to ths channels of their trade. It has not been many years, however, since many distinguished citizens sought to defend war on the basis of righteousness. They argued that when a righteous cause was involved, a nation was not only justified, but under moral obli gation to appeal to idle arbitra ment of the sword. Such an argu ment could not proceed under any other hypothesis than that a di vine destiny presided over the bat tlefields nf the nations, guarantee ing the victory of the righteous. Rut if that be frue, then why pre pare for war? And it Is signifi cant that those who shouted loud est In behalf of war for righteous canseR were the most ardent de fenders of the policy of prepared ness'. Such a theory is but one stop removed from the early days when religions wars absorbed the energies of civilization and sacri ficed tlie flower of the nation’s youth. The war of the Huguenots was a futile struggle to determine or. the field of battle the validity of contending theories as to certain eternal verities of life. Mankind Learns Lesson Rut mankind has learned that principles of theology and that philosophical truth cannot be de cided on the field of battle, when the mind is blinded by the passions of human hatred, but that the way to truth is through friendly coun sel sympathetic change of opinion, - and an open-minded attitude to ward the problems in controversy. So the question of international righteousness will not be solved by the fortunes of modern warfare, but by the sober and intelligent ap peal to the thinking masses "of mankind, unblinded by the pas sions and prejudices of war. There is reason to hope that If people have realized the futility of war in the decision of philosophical controversy, so they are now real izing its futility as a reliable instru ment for the determination of righteousness or an effective means for the building up of trade and the stimulation of prosperity. (The next article will follow soon) Byington Delegate to Ad Frat Convention Robert Byington, ’29, vice-presi dent of the tV. G. F. Thaeher chap ter of Alpha Delta Sigma, national men's advertising honorary, is in Champaigne, 111., where he will rep: resent his chapter at the fraternity’s .'biennial convention Oct. 10, 11, and §2, The local chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, it will be remembered, won the plaque given to the most out standing chapter in the United States St the last convention when Calvin 11 orn was president and delegate. Carol Eberliart is president and Wil li uu Hammond secretary of the W. F. 0. Thaeher chapter this year. Dr. Clara Smertenko To Address A. A. V. W. 1 Dr. Clara M. Smertenko, assistant , professor of Latin and Greek, will give the main address at the dinner on October 19, of the fifth annual aonference of the Oregon division of the American Association of Uni rjversity Women at Salem. The din ner will be given at the Marion hotel. I Saturday afternoon the round ■tables will be held; Miss Mozolle Hair, secretary of extension teach ing, will preside at the education table. C. A. Howard, state superin tendent of public instruction, will be the principal speaker of the education group. U. of W. J (Continued from Page One) end of the next two years as an honor student if further require ments are met. Plan Postpones Decision The new plan solves many aca demic problems. The student who comes to the University " undecided as to what he wants to take up can have two years of “exploration” be fore he has to choose his specialized field. Other students who have their minds made up for certain work and then find some field more attractive can now change over with ease and enter whatever line they please when the time comes to choose. 8 Students wishing to enter one of the professional schools, such as architecture or journalism, may do so and are required to take work in two of the general groups. In this way they gain background and still get an early start in their pro fessional training. The plan is working out success fully at the University of* Oregon, and should be equally successful in other universities, believes Presi dent Hall. Warner (Contim ed from Page One) the crowd,” commented ‘Pop.’ “They were a wild bunch.” Kight here the writer thought he saw a chance to get in a dig for his Alma Mater, but where ‘ Pop ’ got a chance instead to even up a little for the afore-mentioned impertinent question. The writer asked ‘Pop’ of he didn’t notice anything special about the enthusiasm out there,— any special brand of stuff thajt could be called “Oregon Spirit.” “jSTaw,” said ‘Pop’, they all got it. Tire schools arc a!! the same.” Darn it! But anyway, ‘Pop’ did say ho noticed a lot ol' noise; and since there were only 10,000 persons present at the game, and as ‘Pop’ is used to playing for crowds of a 100,000, maybe he did overlook some thing. Sure he did! Commission To Meet For Discussion Night A group of students and faculty members will meet at the Y. M. C. A. hut tonight to form a commission for discussion night. Discussion night is sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. O. A. groups. One night each week they meet at the “Y” hut and discuss some pertinent religious question. The question to be discussed this term is: “What Kind of Life Would a Person Lead to Live a Christian Life in Our Present Eco nomic Order t” The group plans to have several noted lecturers and faculty members speak at the discussions during the school year. “Students, faculty members, and townspeople are invied to attend and i take part in these discussions,” i said A1 Bristol, president of the ' Y. M. C. A. CLASSIFIED ! LOST—Biack suede hand bag con taining green Sheaffer pen and pencil. Finder please leave at Emerald office. I Ring and Mat Talent Here Say Coaches Widiner, Gower Declare Teams Would Rank High if Given Rating Many University Men Are Addicts of Manly Art Oregon this year is bulging with wrestling and boxing champions, despite the fact that these two sports have no recognized athletic rating on tiro campus. According to Earl "Dutch” Wid mer, coach of the grapplers, and Herman A. Gower, mitt-slinging de veloper, Oregon would glow in these two fields if they were acknow ledged minor sports. This would act both as a stimulant to the pres ent men and as an incentive in bringing forth latent potentialities. In fact there might be a possibility of a meet with California if these sports were acknowledged here, de clared the wrestling mentor. Before tho war there were several lettermen in wrestling but from ’22 until ’26 the mat sport was popular. Then protests were heard disapprov ing of this sport as being too rug ged and of the way the men were trained. The athletic board accord ingly effaced this sport from the roster as a minor sport. Meet Held The last meet of any importance was the national wrestling chain pionship classic held at O. S. C. in 1926, Contenders from Oklahoma, Idaho, California, Indiana, Washing ton and Iowa attended the meet. Arthur Bielil, who is now attend ing Oregon, won third place in the 112 pound division. Last year Oregon held a meet in Eugene with O. S. C. at which no score or results was divulged. It was merely a step in bringing this sport up to a more amiable footing Wulnier is in favor of another match of that kind for this year. Riehl-Anderson Prominent Prominent umong the wrestlers this year are Arthur Biehl, 138 pounds, who placed third in the na tional championship in *26 and was Pacific northwest leader in ’27 un der the 112 pound class, and Des Anderson, 160, who wrist-locked himself into second place at Still water, Oklahoma, for the national championship and was northwest champ in ’24, ’2d and 26. Eldred Bresse, ldd, and Harry Elliott, 160, are also showing much promise. Boxing lines up alongside of wrestling as being a potent member. Robert Knox won the northwest championship at the Olympic try outs held in Portland last year. Racing him for honors is Albert Wright who managed to punch him self into second place for the north west title in tho welterweight class. Reuben Lockitch, freshman, battled his way to the Portland champion ship in the flyweight division in 1925. Three new men are here from Portland who have distinguished themselves in boxing at the Mult nomah athletic club of that city and the various high schools. Northwest Meet Possible Possibilities of having another northwest championship match in the winter or spring term is being contemplated. Permission for the team’s trip to Portland last year .for the Olympic preliminaries was granted by Jack Benefiel after ho observed the in terest and success of the free lance j matches held' here from March 20 to 23. Participants actually over crowded tho drawings. It is felt by Coaches Widmer and Gower' that with these lucrative prospects the two activities could be rehabilitated to their former rating if they were merely acknowledged minor sports. TAST DAY , Oregon Dads Meet Their Sons Saturday Dad Comes, Goes, Library Packed, No Reason Is Known Dad has conic und gone—but bis influence lingers oil. At least so it would seem by the library attend ance last night. At Condon ball library at 8:30 last night every soat in the library was filled, every chair in the ante rooms off Condon hall was filled, and John Halderman, Condon hall reserve librarian, opened up room 302, the psychology recitation rcom j upstairs, in grder that students could study in the building. Still tho ambitious bookworms came, and finally they had to be turned away, or else they came away when they saw there was no room left. “The attendance is very unusual for this time of the term,” said Mar jorio Reynolds, assistant reserve librarian.. “Usually a crowd like tiiJrswsKsr-NBS*^ Kwtefg tM teM.e*--' a urinations.John Halderman also expressed his surprise at the large attendance, as did Frances Corcoran, who is also an assistant at the library. The old library, according to li brarians in charge there, had also been busy all evening, although not crowded to capacity as was the other. Was it a “bawling-out” from the campus “paters” that caused this phenomenon to take place, or Was it a gesture of appreciation, perhaps, for an unusually fat check? The librarians confessed they did not know what to think. At any rate, dad has come and gone—but, very evidently, his influence lingers on. Don Beelar Sails for New york To Study Donald Beelar, ex-president of the Oregon student body, and grad uate of 3DBS, sailed last Thursday from Astoria on the steamship Sac ramento for New Yolk. From there he will go to the city of Washington to enter the law school of George Washington university to do gradu ate work. Beelar was prominent in debate work at Oregon, and was a member of the debate team which met the Cambridge men here on the campus last year. He was a member of Friars, senior men’s honorary, and Sigmii Nu, social fraternity. The second annual “Dad's Day” at the University of Oregon, observed Saturday, drew hundreds of fathers of students to Eugene, where they were enthusiastically entertained. Fatlier-and-son pairs shown here are: Top, left—J. F. Maguiro and Bicliard, Klamath Falls; right, C. A. Rickabaugli and George, Eugene; and lower, Bruce Dennis and Jack, Klamath Falls.—Courtesy Oregon Journal. ‘Round Table’ To Meet at Osburn Tonight at Eight Efficiency of Jury System To Be Studied by Club; Business Men Members This evening will mark the open ing of a season of activity by the Bound Table, an organization com posed of business men of Eugene and members of the faculty of the University of Oregon. Twenty-two members of the faculty belong to the club. The meeting will take place at the Hotel Osburn at eight p. in. Earl O. Immel will read a paper on the subject, “Our Jury System, Is It Efficient?” A general discussion will follow the reading. The object of the club is for the social and intellectual enjoyment of its members. On the second Tues dap of each month a member of the organization rAads a 'pirfter'citr a'di/ siguated subject. Members of the faculty who will take part in the programs during the coming year are TI. G. Townsend, Orin F. Stafford, John F. Bovard, Edmund S. Conklin and John II. Mueller. Professor Edwin T. Hodge of the geology department is vice-president fiJE3S, LAST DAY f SQUARE CROOKS [' a c°'^erty drama of two ^ crook's who reformed. — with — JOHN MACK BROWN DOROTHY DAWN ROBERT ARMSTRONG also j COMEDY . OSWALD NIGHT latinee 2o„ Children 10c Matinee 20c ■ Welcome STUDENTS Time & Money Two Big Factors in College Life * i SAVED BY OUR SYSTEM Come iu and look over our wide selection o£ MERCHANDISE William’s Self Service SERVE YOURSELF AND SAVE of tho club anil a member of Mio executive committee. Cleorgo Turn bull of the school of journalism and Charles K. Carpenter, dean of the law school, serve on the membership committee. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University, is an honorary member. Other members of tho' faculty who are in this organization are Eric W. Allen, Walter 0. Barnes, Albert E. Caswell, Robert C. Clark, Edmund N. Conklin, Edgar E. Do Cou, M. Halo Douglass, Freilric S. Dunn, James H. Gilbert, Marion F. Mc Clain, Earl L. Packard, S. Stephen son Smith, Warren D. Smith, Fred E, Stetson and Albert R. Swectser. Frosh Women Urged To Join Commission Freshmen women, how would you like a chance to get acquainted with your classmates, make new friends and share in some interesting work? You have that chance. Just join the Frosh Commission. The first Commission meeting is being held this afternoon at fivo o’clock in the Y. W. C. A. bungalow for the purpose of choosing a nom inating committee. All freshman women are cordially invited to at tend. Eleanor Poorman is to act as ad viser for the Frosh Commission this year. Team (Continued from Page One) Tlio next conference game will bo " it li Washington in Portland on October "0. Noxt. Saturday the loam meets Willamette in Salem. The Bearcat, game should be enough to shove the Webfeet on to defeat the Huskies. Study Lamps New Assortment at REASON A BLE PRICES Elkins Gift Store 1027 Willamette St. If you don’t like a fire in winter if you like to shiver chillyly in a clammy leather chair—with damp air full of snuffles radiating from a black and empty fire place tliat’s your business. Go ahead. • • f But if you like a darting, cheery, warming fire, and a comfort able, homy home— Call Booth-Kelly 452 for a load of SLABWOOD adventure PASSION': LOVE! SCOOP SHOWN AT EVERY SHOW FIRST ami EXCLUSIVE MOTION PICTURES of the OREGON-STANFORD FOOTBALL GAME Filmed By PARAMOUNT NEWS